Coat Racks and Stands
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1880s European High Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bentwood
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan
1950s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Chrome, Steel
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Linen, Beech
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Wire
1950s European Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Berlin Iron
19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century German Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
Mid-19th Century British Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1870s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo
Early 19th Century American Primitive Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1890s French Japonisme Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Birdseye Maple
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Iron
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Steel
19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Mahogany
1950s European Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-19th Century French Baroque Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1950s Country Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Oak
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Rattan
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s French Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1880s French Japonisme Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Zinc
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
19th Century French Other Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Teak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1880s Swiss Black Forest Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s American Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
1880s British Victorian Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Metal, Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
19th Century Central American Adirondack Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Iron
1950s Austrian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Bamboo, Rattan, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Bronze
Late 19th Century Swiss Antique Coat Racks and Stands
Walnut
1950s European Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Leather, Rattan
1950s Italian Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Antique and Vintage Coat Racks and Stands
Your guests might have to endure all kinds of harsh climes to get to your housewarming party, so let’s make sure their trusty overcoats and umbrellas have a home. Shop the antique and vintage coat racks and stands on 1stDibs today.
Coat racks, umbrella stands, wall-mounted hooks for outerwear — they’ve long served a practical purpose. In the days of travel by horse or foot, a guest might arrive on your doorstep bedraggled, windblown and often dripping with rain. While transportation has thankfully improved since then, a coat rack in the entryway or foyer of your home is still the beacon it was back then: It says, “Come in, where it’s dry and warm. Hang up your coat and stay a while.”
Coat stands are among history’s fairly rudimentary ideas, so it’s difficult to point to the original inventor of this eternally functional fixture, but Thomas Jefferson was said to have fashioned one of his own at Monticello. Jefferson, who would’ve made a great interior designer, placed a long wooden pole in his closet that was adorned with spokes from which his coats and other garments could be hung. The simplicity of Jefferson’s coat-tree is echoed in designs from the 18th and 19th centuries.
The timeless convenience of a wooden coat rack has endured. While there are striking Art Deco coat stands made of oak and walnut that would meet your mudroom needs well, some of the product designers behind what we now call mid-century modern coat stands turned to materials other than wood, working frequently with plastic and chrome to create unconventional alternatives. Simpler and pared-down coat stands of the mid-20th century were occasionally so interesting in form that they could pass as minimalist sculptures when not in use. Some designers, such as Jacques Adnet, helped to redefine what these classic furnishings could look like, integrating saddle leather and brass and sometimes even horseshoes for his wall hooks and racks.
Although a coat rack is undoubtedly a practical investment, we know that fun comes along with functionality. There is plenty to explore in the collection of antique, vintage and contemporary coat racks and stands on 1stDibs, so go ahead — hang up your coat and stay a while.